docomomo International invites researchers and practitioners involved in the process of preservation, conservation, renovation or transformation of buildings, sites and neighbourhoods of the Modern Movement, to investigate on the theme: Adaptive Re-use, The Modern Movement Towards the Future (read more on About).

docomomo International is now accepting abstracts for the 14th International docomomo Conference. Please submit abstracts no later than October 18, 2015 (12 pm GMT), for one of the 29 thematic sessions listed at the conference website.

Sessions will consist of four papers, followed by 20 minutes for discussion. Each paper should be in English and take no more than 20 minutes to present. Conference papers will be published in the conference Proceedings.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

You may submit your abstract by visiting the Ex Ordo abstract submission system1. You will be required to setup an account first.

Once registered, the submission must be done, in English, by filling the following required information:

  1. Title (65 characters max) & Abstract (400 words max);
  2. Authors information (Name, University/Company/Organization, Country);
  3. Biography (200 words max);
  4. In the “Topics” section, please select one of the 29 thematic sessions listed in which you wish to present your paper;
  5. In the “Additional Info” section, please indicate your phone number and address.

Abstracts should define the subject and summarise the argument to be presented in the proposed paper. The paper’s content should be the product of well-documented original research that is primarily analytical and interpretive rather than descriptive.

  • Papers may not have been previously published, nor presented in public.
  • Only one submission per author/co-author will be accepted.
  • Each speaker are expected to pursue their own institutional or other support to register, and for travel and accommodation.
  • Read the paper submission guidelines, in case of your abstract being accepted.
  • 1. http://docomomo2016.exordo.com